An NBA Player Feels That If His Teammates Aren't Fighting One Another Then Something Is Wrong

Maybe Andrew Bogut shouldn't consider a career in coaching once his NBA playing days are over. Because, in a recent interview with NBA.com, Bogut expressed how he wants to see his Warriors teammates show some toughness this season by fighting one another. On paper, that idea may sound a bit crazy but after hearing his philosophy out, we understand what he's talking about.

“If there’s not one fight in practice during the season — you never want to fight just to fight — but if there’s not one little scuffle or one little verbal, something’s wrong. Guys aren’t competing, guys aren’t there for the right reason, guys are just punching the clock,” he said. “I guarantee you if you interview the Lakers and the Celtics with Paul Pierce and Garnett, there’s scuffles at practice, there’s physicality, elbows thrown. You have to go through that when the time is right. If something needs to be said and someone doesn’t like it, you’ve got to go out and say, ‘Hey, that’s part of being the leader.’ This team won 20-something games last season [23]. Things have to change.

“A responsibility of mine is making sure that we’re staying on top of each other, staying focused. If I miss a box out or if I miss a help D and David Lee comes after me, I want that. If I don’t get it then I’m going to be asking questions why. If they don’t tell me I made a mistake that was blatant, that we’ve been drilling every day for the last 200 days or 100 days, and none of the leaders or none of the people on the team have come up to me and said, ‘What the hell are you doing?’ something’s wrong. I expect that from them. They should expect the same.

It's going to be quite the sight when two players on the Warriors are throwing fists and Bogut is just sitting in the background like The Emperor in Star Wars.